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Monarchy is restored in England. Long live the King! It's officially the beginning of the Restoration period.
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Charles II reopens the theaters. And that makes the Restoration playwrights really happy.
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Milton wrote his epic religious poem while he was going blind. Color us impressed.
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Not only did Dryden write some of the most important poetry of the period, he also wrote some of the most important plays. Marriage à-la-Mode, a comedy, was a huge hit in the theaters when it was first performed.
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We'll find some good ol' bawdy comedy in this classic by Wycherley.
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The first professional female writer in the history of English literature made her name with this play.
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Dryden proves he's a master of satire with this mock epic poem.
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His death marked the end of the restauration period.
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